M&A Deal Summary

Naver Acquires Livedoor

On April 12, 2010, Naver acquired internet software and services company Livedoor from LDH for 68M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Naver’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Naver’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Naver’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-04-12
Target Livedoor
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Naver
Sellers(s) LDH
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 68M USD

Target

Livedoor

Tokyo, Japan
Livedoor Co.,Ltd. provides computer network services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Naver

Seongnam, South Korea

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees4,390
Revenue 9.67T KRW (2023)
DESCRIPTION

NAVER is an Internet company, operating the nation’s top search portal “Naver” (www.naver.com), Korea’s first online children’s portal “Jr. Naver” (jr.naver.com), and the nation’s first online donation portal “Happybean” (happybean.naver.com). NAVER was founded in 1999 and is based in Seongnam, South Korea.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-26 Xerox Research Centre Europe

Meylan, France

Xerox Research Centre Europe centre has focused its research in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and ethnography.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDH

Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

LDH Corporation operates as a transportation service company.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1